Chapter 313: Trouble at the Office Building

Harriet cautiously asked, “Alaric, was the board of directors very upset? But what’s happened has already happened, and I feel quite guilty about it too. In order to save Wavy, I really had no other options.”

Faced with his delicate wife, Alaric shook his head, saying, “We can always earn the money back. As long as Waverly strives to be a good person in the future, my loss will have some value. As for you, don’t ever try to manipulate me with suicide threats again. You are my wife, after all.”

Harriet’s eyes welled up with tears as she rested her hand on her husband’s shoulder. “I’m sorry. I promise there won’t be a next time.”

The relationship between the couple had just started to improve a bit. At that moment, Waverly descended the stairs, unfortunately stepping right into the line of fire. “Dad, could I ask you for a favor?”

“Waverly! Daren’t you be in your room reflecting on your actions? What else could you possibly want from us?” Alaric huffed.

With teary eyes, Waverly pleaded, “Mindy is still in detention. Her lawyer mentioned that she’s having a tough time. Could you help her out?”

She just had to bring up the very topic that hit a sore spot. Her reckless foolishness had left him with a huge mess to clean up. The situation has yet to be sorted out, and she’s actually trying to cause him more trouble. Alaric felt that all the wealth he had sacrificed was truly in vain.

Fuming, he snapped at her, “Shut up! If you dare to mention that good-for-nothing friend of yours again, you can leave this house for good! I’ll disown you as my daughter!”

Harriet also expressed her frustration, saying, “Wavy, please, try to stay out of trouble for once! Your father is already stressed out enough as it is. In order to save you, your father and I gave up thirty percent of Goodridge Group’s shares. And to shield you from any future harm from Tiffany, he even visited the Lorimer family to make peace.”

With a heavy heart, Waverly wrung her hands in distress, and ultimately chose to apologize. “Mom, Dad, I’m sorry for dragging you two into my mess. But poor Mindy really has it rough. Tiffany won’t just let things slide. Since she can’t do anything to harm me, she’ll definitely take her revenge on Mindy, and it won’t be pretty. The thought of her being tormented by Tiffany just breaks my heart…”

Upon entering, Samuel immediately saw Waverly sniveling.

In the past, whenever he saw Waverly’s pitiful appearance, he would instinctively feel a sense of heartache. Even Harriet, upon seeing her, would feel an overwhelming sense of compassion, wishing she could give her nothing but the best the world had to offer. However, at that moment, the way they looked at Waverly was tinged with a hint of distaste.

Samuel’s face turned beet red in anger as he yelled, “You’re still thinking about that malicious friend of yours? In my opinion, she should have been given the death sentence immediately! If you keep associating with these kinds of people, you’ll eventually bring the Goodridge family’s business to ruin!”

A flicker of malice flashed in Waverly’s eyes. It would indeed be great if Mindy could just die off cleanly. Waverly feared that Mindy would suffer so much in prison that she would, in a fit of despair, reveal everything she had done in the past. A desire to kill Mindy was deeply rooted in her heart. The words of Samuel reminded Waverly of that possibility, and from that moment on, it solidified in her heart.

Chapter 313: Trouble at the Office Building +8 Pearls

and he even had to hand Snow Wave Amusement Park over to the Lorimer family. This led to turmoil within Goodridge Group’s board of directors, causing the company’s stock prices to plummet. Your father is under a lot of stress right now, so try not to bother him anymore.”

Upon hearing these words, Waverly was both shocked and infuriated. “Wasn’t Snow Wave Amusement Park given to me as my dowry? How could you guys hand it over to someone else? Mom, Dad, how am I supposed to make a grand entrance into the Sutherland family now that you’ve lost my most precious dowry?”

“This is but a minor issue. Why are you upset about the lack of a dowry? Would Casimir refuse to marry you because of it?” Samuel said. His tone then suddenly grew urgent and anxious as he continued, “Dad, you need to rush to the office. There’s a group of people trying to drive us out. They warned us that we have three hours to vacate the office building, or they would resort to the use of force. I figured they could be from the Lorimer family, so I didn’t dare to report it to the police. Dad, what should we do now?”

Alaric immediately stood up. “Why are you only telling me about something this serious now?”

“I’ve called you so many times, but you never answered!” Samuel said.

“Oh, your dad was so exhausted that he didn’t even notice that both his phones had run out of battery!” Harriet interjected.

In a rush, Harriet picked up the overcoat and helped Alaric put it on, then promptly called the driver to prepare the car.